I was an Arab linguist in the Air Force. I don’t know if I’ve mentioned that here before. I’m mentioning it here now because since “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”, more than 58 Arab linguists have been kicked out of the military. I don’t know what it is, but gay guys just seem to have a knack for languages. That’s not to say that straight guys can’t be good at languages, but just not as many of them seem to have the same desire for making language, in whatever aspect, a big part of their career. Look at all the novelists, playwrights, and other writers. I would bet that the proportion of them who are gay is far greater than the proportion of gay people in the general population.

But it’s not just gay linguists who get kicked out of the military for being gay. And these days if there are people who don’t know that gays are still getting kicked out of the military, they just aren’t keeping up with the news. President Obama says he’s going to get “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repealed. The American people are for a repeal. But somebody has to get off their duff and do something. If the President isn’t going to push the Congress to act on this, the whole thing is just going to sit there.

So I’m asking you–people who read this blog–call your representatives and senators and tell them you want congress to act on this. All the complaining by bloggers across the internet isn’t going to get it done. We have to make contact with the people who can.

People in those offices on Capitol Hill do answer the phone. Pick up your cell phone (unless you’re driving, of course!) and call. Here is a list of phone numbers of U.S Senators; call 202-22 + the 5-digit number given for your senators. Here is a list of phone numbers for U.S Representatives; again the area code is 202. That’s the best I can do without dialing the number for you. You do, of course, have to know who your representatives and senators are.